good afternoon. i'm richard lui in for martin bashir on thursday, march 31st. here's what's happening. boots on the ground. are american cia agents secretly operating inside libya? the veil is lifted on america's shadow army in the middle east. fallout. they say it would not spread to our coast. why now have traces of fukushima radiation shown up in milk in two u.s. states? and take that! the young girl who got back at her bullies by shaming them for all the world to see. we begin with a series of new developments of libya. as of today the u.s. has officially handed off control of the mission to nato. the cia is on the ground and has been for several weeks. the debate rages on over whether or not the u.s. should arm the rebels. listen to what robert gates told a congressional hearing about this this morning.

>> in terms of providing that training, in terms of providing assistance to them, frankly, there are many countries that can do that, that's not a unique capability for the united states and as far as i'm concerned, somebody else should do that. >> rebel forces fighting concern have been forced to retreat over 100 miles and lost control of critical areas. the libyan foreign minister, the most powerful man outside the gadhafi family, who is now in the uk. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel live in benghazi. it's been a busy 24 hours, richard. >> reporter: certainly has. we just got back from the front line, and we saw something different today. the rebels who have been doing almost nothing but retreating for the last several days are trying to hold their ground. the front line is now around the city of brega. it's between ajdabiya and brega.

the rebels have chosen a spot. there are some sand berms in the area, and they are digging in for the first time. we saw tonight a lot of heavy equipment coming from here in benghazi, going out to the rebel front line, dozens of long-range rockets, lots of mortars, hundreds of men. so the rebels, for the first time, have decided they're not just going to allow the gadhafi advance to go forward. it is a -- the first positive development we've seen from the rebels on the military side in the last several days. >> richard, there's also been the reports of cia operatives, special ops also, having activity in libya. what's been the reaction on that? >> no reaction. the libyans are very sensitive to the idea of american soldiers here. gadhafi on television has been describing this as a new afghanistan, a new iraq, and

libyans would be very upset the 101st airborne division arrives here. if there were a small number of trainers, a small number of special ops working behind the scenes, helping with targeting, training, that would not upset libyans at all. they wouldn't see it, and the rebel leadship here would certainly welcome it. >> one of the debates that's been watched and you've reported on whether or not the rebel forces are trainable. can the cia and their personnel make a difference there? >> they certainly are trainable. they have the one key thing that you can't train people to have, and that is the will to go out and fight and die. they have that. what they don't have are military skills. a lot of people we've seen out in the front line are shop keepers, students, pel people w decided to join the fight but don't know what they're doing and finding themselves outmaneuvers by gadhafi's trained army. the learning curve is very high.

already, like i said today, for the first time we seeing them hold their ground. i was with the rebels when they came under an attack by -- what sounded like tanker artillery, yes, a few did run way but other did stay and fight, and they're bringing in reinforcements. it would take weeks, but they -- we're seeing gradual improvements on their own. if they have professionals here, the learning curve would be much more deliberate. >> what's the sense? how long can the rebels keep up the fight here as the debate in the united states and other members of the coalition discuss sending them more assistance, specifically perhaps arms or heavy arms? >> reporter: they can keep up this fight for ye there will be massacres. they are not going to forget that. so if this assistance comes, that would be great. if it doesn't, the people of

benghazi will do the best they can to defend the city. i think they can keep the fight up for a long time. >> richard, a great sense of what the rebels are going through there. chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. thank you so much. with all of the focus on libya, questions continue about why the u.s. is refusing to take similar action against president salei in yemen. one of the most active arms of al qaeda call yemen home. since september 11, 200 saleh a critical player in the war on terror, allowing the u.s. to wage a secret war against al qaeda in his country. but he's known to play both sides of the fence. it's the subject of the cover story in the latest edition of "the nation." national security correspondent

wrote that story. how much more dangerous in terms of national security to the united states is yemen versus libya? >> well, some could argue, and they do argue in the intelligence community, as gates said, there isn't a national interest for the united states in libya beyond the perception u.s. would stand by and allow gadhafi to do this mass murder. in yemen, however, the u.s. intelligence community said it represents the single greatest threat to the homeland. who lets the united states kill people inside of his country, if they falls the vacuum has the intelligence community worried about what comes next. >> back to libya, with the reports of the cia and its operatives being there. what do you make of that? >> in a way, it's much ado about nothing. of course they're trying to liaise with the rebels there. what is of concern to people in the military community in the united states is the perception of mission creep.

if the united states starts arming rebels that's taking sides in a civil war and i think that there's going to be a lot of debate in the coming weeks about that. >> why do you say it's much adieu about nothing in they're h h using hand held equipment to identify targets for the no-fly zone. >> this is a classic way that the united states would engage in this kind of operation, similar to what the u.s. did in kosovo at the time. we've had special operations people on the ground inside libya, painting targets. the idea that the cia is doing that shouldn't come as a surprise. liberals or democrats hear cia and obama think, no, he's not supposed to do that. he's the commander in chief, of course he's going to be doing that. >> talking about the armies and supply to rebels might that already be happening? >> all indications that we have is that it's not happening. and i think that it would really represent the crossing of a line if the united states starts to funnel weapons to these guys. if you read the peace in the new yorker this week, he estimates

there are a thousand rebels, not well-trained as richard engel has been talking about. it would require u.s. personnel to deploy to train them the president signed thorgz fauthor to secret aid to the rebels. >> it would be -- we're talking about right now this presidential authorizationization to liaise with the rebels maybe they'll give them tactical support but it would require involvement of congress if the president wanted to start funneling weapons or military aid to the rebels. the obama administration is torn on what should go forward. i mean -- >> only discussions at highest levels here. >> in a way it seems like secretary gates is trying to get himself fires because he does not sound enthusiastic about the current u.s. policy in libya and said controversial things this past weekend that i'm sure made for interesting talk behind the scenes within the

administration. >> he's been clear what he is thinking, certainly. back to yemen, comparison to libya. given the criteria laid out for libya, this also, a tough situation for the president at the moment, he's not applied necessarily up to date the same criteria to yemen. >> right. secretary clinton has said they want to see a political solution in yemen. secretary gates said it's not the u.s. business to metal in the affairs of yemen. very different tune the u.s. is singing on yemen. the stakes for the u.s. are high in yemen. saleh is a thug, a lot of yemenese are wondering why the u.s. hasn't been stronger in condemning that. the obama administration has no good answer here because if they don't back their man and he falls, the alternative could be worse for the u.s. counterterrorism strategy. >> i was reading through your article about eight pages long, depending how you print it up. very in-depth. your point, you say that

president obama's double downing on what the bush policy was, doing the same thing. >> right. the bush administration created this theory that the world is a battlefield and the united states can strike against any terrorist anywhere it deems necessary, any country around the world. you see president obama, who is characterizes as a naive dove by some republicans authorizing a fair amount of covert, violent action inside yemen, somalia, else where in the horn of africa. he has been engaging in the more offensive policies of the bush administration when it comes to the war on terror, which has now been rebranded. but obama has a lot in common with president bush in terms of how he is caring for these covert little wars around the world. coming up, how did radiation from the crippled fukushima nuclear plant end up in milk in the united states? and then take a look at this. the young girl who got back at her bullies for all the world to see. my cream is what makes stouffer's fettuccini alfredo

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clear parts of the disaster area. police in white haz-mat suits working to recover bodies of tsunami victims from an evacuated zone near the plant. nearly 28,000 people are dead or missing at this moment. nbc's charles hadlock is in the region. how has this increased radiation that we've been reporting? you've been telling about it affecting recovery efforts that are continuing. >> reporter: more radiation has been found in more places farther from the fukushima plant. in fact, just under the reactor, they did some tests of the ground water and found 10,000 times higher normal radioactive water underneath the reactors. and the seawater offshore, 4400

times than normal, the highest yet. a village 25 miles from the reactor reporting twice the normal threshold for nuclear radiation. they have a problem on their hands because the radiation evacuation zone is 12-mile radius. the u.s. is recommending a 50-mile zone. and the japanese are now considering a much larger evacuation zone. and inside that area, as you can imagine, it was swamped by the tsunami, tons of debris, hundreds, if not thousands, of bodies still in that debris. recovery teams have been trying to go in and recover those bodies but they keep getting pushed back because of the radiation alarms coming from fukushima. >> as we take a look at this, the source of all of this radiation, is, of course, reactors. and the leaks. quickly can you tell us what the latest there? >> reporter: well, it's still the same. they're pumping water through reactors to cool them down. that's the important part. but as they do so, pipes and cracks are leaking radioactive

water and that's been the biggest problem. now the japanese are getting help from the u.s. and the french. the u.s. is sending a robot in to help when the radio active areas and the french, who know a thing or two about radioactive power, the word's leading user of nuclear power, in fact they supplied the nuclear fuel for fukushima, they have sent engineers in to help deal with keeping the reactors cool and dealing with the cleanup from the water spilling from the reactor. >> they are welcoming and looking at more ways of getting international help and hopefully that will work there. charles hadlock in the region. the environmental protection agency is increasing its monitoring of radiation after two west coast states reported low levels of radiation in milk. but officials say the levels are far below an amount that would be considered dangerous. imports of dairy products and produce from the affected areas of japan have been temporarily halted. the director of the climate and

energy project for friends of the earth. what do you think of what we're hearing that mimilk being affe? >> it's scary. the bottom line, the radioactive contamination should not be in the milk and this is coming from an industry that promised everything is safe and it's not safe and it's not clean the fda is saying it's safe. why are we seeing effect of milk specifically here? are there other products at risk? >> i think this is -- this raises a very big question. i think our government is not doing a good enough job of doing monitoring and providing information. we have radioactive contamination in the milk because we've had fallout on to grass, cattle eat the grass, in term we have radio contamination in the milk. there are may other radioactive contamination and seeing that happening in japan. early statements have proven to be wrong. contamination is more serious and wider than the industry and the government was saying.

>> you know, we've also had reports of radiation all across the country, from japan, detected in many parts. a map that highlights those locations. many including honolulu, setl s fnccoju th the last up o ur miig ao ha shld we be concerned about that? >> i think we have to concerned, first of all, this disaster is not over. ings are not reallyetng beert rctors d er coins onmiti. obviously it takes time for the wind to blow that contamination across the huge pacific ocean and in turn over the united states. i think it's very important that we be getting real information and it's important for the public to be making itself aware of what's going on. >> damon, it's affecting the food chain, because you're saying it's getting on the grass. also the effect in the region, places around japan right now. the products that the united states receives from that region as well, foodstuffs and otherwise, that also must concern some. >> well, of course, you know that neighboring countries have

begun to ban products from japan. the hong kong government has banned vegetables, fruits, even saw food. i think this is part of the growing story from fukushima, people are going to be increasingly concerned about the direct radioactive contamination carried by the wind but carried by potential foodstuffs. again the government needs to be doing a better job revealing what's going on and being straight with the public about this. >> again what we're hearing from the u.s. government, the fda, there should not be a concern though finding levels of radiation in the states that we mentioned, as well as milk. when might we see a downturn? when might we see these detections disappear here in the united states? >> i mean, i do want to make the comment, our very own national academy of science has said that there's no safe level of additional radiation. and i think that claims that these radioactive materials are not a problem, i don't really

think that that complies with what we know about radiation in medicine. i think that the public has a right to be really disturbed that radioactive contamination is in our milk and this is coming from an industry that told us everything was safe and clean. it's clearly not safe and it's not clean, and that's why a majority of the american public is saying that they oppose nuclear power and about 3/4 saying we want to see public funding going to renewable clean energy. >> damon moglen for friends of the earth. the brave teen who looks like she may have gotten the upper hand on alleged bullies. action jackson. take a look at this photographer up close and personal. [ male announcer ] professionals need to perform under pressure. ♪ and pressure can cause anyone's deodorant to fail. ♪ introducing gillette odor shield antiperspirant.

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tackling the united states energy crisis and how to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. he'll host a town hall on the campus of oklahoma state university looking at alternative energy sources, wind, solar, yeah, chicken feathers. whenever i think of dylan ratigan, i think of chicken feathers. what are you talking about? >> we have a simple i. only a few problems in the country costing us trillions of dollars, the banking system has screws up, the health care system is screws up and our energy policy is screwed up. of those three, we've dealt with health care, people don't want to hear about it. banking doesn't really affect everybody in a direct way that they feel like they can engage. energy is something we have the resources, both beneath the surface of the earth and the sky around us, not to mention rivers. >> right. >> to solve it. we have resources and the technology. we just need to generate the will. and if the bp oil disaster last

summer, the japan nuclear disaster this past winter, the new war, not war, in libya doesn't come together to drive us to get the final ingredient however, which is the will to take on the big banks and the big oil companies, that influence our government. it's right in front of us, richard. >> you're right. what about the chicken feathers? i want to know about the chicken feathers. >> the chicken feathers are an example of how innovative we can be. the chicken feathers are actually used as a way to capture hydrogen. the problem with hydrogen powers vehicles, hydrogen likes to fill up all sorts of area. it's a very -- it's a very -- how do i say this? it likes to enjoy the world, shall we say? if you want to put it in a tank you've got to pressurize it jam it in there, which is dangerous and expensive, or you have to seduce it.

and chicken feathers, ironically have all of these micropours inside of them that when you put hydrogen into an environment that has these treated chicken feathers, the chicken feathers absorb the hydrogen and you don't have so much pressurization. now you've got hydrogen powered. >> you get to speak to t. boone pickens, too, an exciting conversation. >> indeed. >> boon pickens mentioned by the president yesterday. a nat gas act ta looks like it's going to go to the floor next week, sponsored by a bipartisan group. we'll see what we can get out of boone of the next steps in terms of getting on to domestic energy. james woolsey will be with us. we'll ask him not only about energy but national security and america's military resources even with the cia right now running operations in libya. we'll get a sense of our own national security and how

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somewhere. the snake disappeared from its habitat last week. no doubt neighbors in the bronx are relieved at this news. breaking news for them, certainly. using crayons, paper, video camera, a 13-year-old bullying victim takes to the internote plead for help. ali shared her haunting story on youtube, sparking a new conversation about the battle to prevent bullying. here's a portion of that. ♪ ♪ >> dr. janet taylor,

psychiatrist here in private practice in new york joins me. i've seen this a couple of times now, still has the same impact. >> so powerful. bravo to ali using her words and emotions in a nonverbal way to get her point across extremely effective. >> was this it receipt way for her to express her sadness? a way that perhaps she didn't have any other way, shall i say, was this the only way she could express how she felt? >> i'm not sure how she came up with the idea but she did it. when you were being bullied or feel a certain way, there is no right or wrong way. key is to get it out so you don't keep the negativity that others have put on you inside. the way she did it was extremely powerful. >> as we look at this one video, she mentioned she was considering cutting herself. and that also was very concerning. >> well, it is. for teenagers, when they feel certain emotions they can internalize it, feel depressed, angry, sad, or externalize the behavior.

when you cut yourself or aggressive with other people, that's externalization. thankfully she said she thought about it but didn't. >> she's saying she only had three or four friends. she asked the question, why? and she talks about what people were calling her and many, many different names. >> well, you know, it's so good. so often we think of the victims of being bullied and we don't hear their voice, she expressed exactly what she was feeling. so many young people feel isolated, confused. her ability to express herself and get support and understand she's not alone is important. >> how long do children hold this? >> you have this idea. one incident if they hold it in, can stick with them forever. about depends on the individual, how much support they have. they depends on their own psychological functioning. if you're a young person and you've been bullied or feel down, depressed, talk to someone. get it out. let hand an adult help you. >> the school superintendent

commented saying, quote, we've been rigid about being intolerant about bullying. if there's any sign that a kid is in trouble, we act on that immediately. what can schools do to help in this situation. >> schools need understand any child who is bullied in is trouble. every school should have a policy about bullying but need to move to the practical. we need to teach our young people to be empowered to speak up, say no, understand if you -- even if you're not directly bullying, if you're watching, you are indirectly bullying. so we need to help these kids develop community, develop empathy so they can go to school and feel safe and not have to feel distressed and sad. >> while you and i are reacting to this video, and we saw it again, those who have watched the video online. we're looking at comments. one parent saying she was saddened by it. also the parents of ali. it's not just the girls or the boys that are being bullied here that are affected. >> bullying affects families,

communities, kids for long-term distress. it's a major issue that -- yes, bullying's been around for a long time. now with the internet, social media, it's relentless and these kids do not have the ability to express themselves or look at it in an adult way and it affects them. >> what do parents do when they see symptoms? >> some of the symptoms, kidding can be withdrawn, quiet, they may act out, have more disruptive behavior. it's hard as a parent. i'm a mother, i have four kids, they don't always want to talk to you but you have to notice what's going on, check in with them every day, how's it going? >> it's simple things. dr. taylor, thank you so much? on the hill, senator republicans are introducing a balanced budget amendment. we're watching that. the leadership describes it as a much needed discipline aimed at slashing the nation's $14 trillion debt. the amendment would cap spending at 18% of the gdp and allow the balanced budget requirement to be waives during wartimes.

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getting in reports of tornadoes in the south. this video right here coming into the newsroom of some of the wind damage in central florida. and there's wild weather across the nation into the weekend as well. weather channel meteorologist samantha mohr has more on the storms and concerns about tornadoes, my friend. >> right now, rich ashgd absolutely, across central florida we have that line of strong thunderstorms that moved through late morning, early afternoon, did all of that damage, flipping over some light planes in lakeland and bringing down that radio tower in the

tampa/st. pete area. reports of cars flipped over, reports of tornado. tornado watch in place until 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time across florida. you want to stay indoors. you don't want to be out in this especially with the number of lightning strikes associated with the particular line of thunderstorms. we're talking hundreds of strikes here. if you want to keep it indoors and stay safe, this is a system, too, working its way up the coastline this afternoon and it's going to bring a winter storm into the northeast. get out winter coats, you're going to need them. it's no joke. this is called the april fools' day storm. we're going to see heavy snow brought into upstate new york and northern new england. and this is going to be similar to the storm in '97, potentially that dumped a lot of snow. we could easily see a foot and a half in the highest elevations here. expecting it to impact travel in a major way here. newark, expect major headaches if you have a flight in or out of newark as we head into

friday. snowfall will be accumulating here. and it is going to be impressive, as far as the amounts that we will see. we're going to end up seeing a foot easily up in the berkshires. even in places like hartford, 6 to 10 inches. and similar amounts up here in northern maine and portland, we're going to end up seeing 6 to 10 inches. get that shovel out. get your driving kit ready in your car, because you don't want to get stranded in this because it's going to be a real mess. expect power lines going down as well. >> everything's going to be great, right? >> it's just going to be great. what a way to start out the month of april. it really is a cruel joke, mother nature's playing on us. >> i still like you for all of that. samantha mohr, appreciate it. ever thought about visiting the snow cap mountains of alaska or the tempermentle volcanos in hawaii or, for that matter, perhaps the nor'easter that's hitting the northeast soon? our next guest has done it and all taking you along for the

ride. take a look at this. >> i'm trying to get as close as possible with the captain but the closer i go, the waves come back and smash over the top of you in the boat. behind me, a mini tornado. 20 or 30 foot high. these volcanos have got their own weather system in there. look at that! roaring! >> award-winning photographer peter lik was there to talk about the new weather channel series "from the edge." what was it like being close to the lava, in a both taking pictures, it seems some of the storms coming through. >> you're going to stay here in the northeast and get pictures of the nor'easter as it comes in. >> everything thinks it's a beautiful day to take photographs if it's blue, sunny

skies. but i love the opposite, storms and light thing. incredible of being on the hawaii. tonight, it was seeing mother nature being born in front of you on the big island in hawaii. 3,000-degree lava right in front of you, incredible. three shots, one from helicopter, one from a boat, i hiked to the edge as well. it was intense. >> when you are thinking about strategies of getting and capturing some of these amazing pictures, how much planning does it take for you? >> well, i'm dealing with mother nature, mate. volatile, unpredictable. i plan to get to the location but i don't know what's going to happen. sometimes i might have to take days or weeks to get to the shot but that's the idea of the show, getting as close as possible to nature and showcasing here beautiful landscapes of america. this place is unreal for landscapes. >> you have this show that we're talking about on the weather channel. >> "from the edge". >> how did you get involved? across four platforms. >> a lot of work. i didn't realize there would be

so much work. normally i'm behind the lens taking the photograph. this time i'm in front of it. like a natural progression. i want to bring people into the zone that i'm in when i'm actually shooting at such a beautiful process, being so intimate with mhe nur a geininaed about the weather in the process that goes into capturing that special movement. mother nature is so beautiful and powerful. >> are you a little crazy? >> i've been referred to that. >> you get some good pictures. crazy but adrenaline driven, too. when -- something you are standing in a live volcano, i just come back from alaska, minus 35 degrees you can't feel your fingers but i've got to get the shot. driven and crazy. and bloody passionate about america and the landscapes here. it's phenomenal. >> do you plan on expanding some of this photography and your work across the world, now that you've had such success here? >> definitely, mate. i love concentrate on america. so much diversity here, so many

places to shoot. you have the four seasons, epic landscapes, it's unreal. i have a gallery in australia and in america. great to go overseas. >> just looking at how you were selling the process of taking pictures i think you can make the budget debate exciting, you're so good. peter lik, amazing photographty. watch the premiere "from the edge" with peter lik, 7:00 central. coming up, the ivy leaguer who has not forgotten where she came from sharing all she's learned for the better of her community. and hang on a second. why won't there be a wedding ban on prince william's ring finger? the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. that's what they do with great grains cereal. they steam and bake the actual whole grain while the other guy's flake is more processed. mmm. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal.

i'm tyler mathieson with your cnbc market wrap. the dow is down a little bit.

s&p down 1.9 points. nasdaq moving higher. as we finish the quarter, it's the best quarter for equities in some 13 years. labor department reports unemployment claims drop by 6,000 last week, the second decline in three weeks. if you're a man, single, under the age of 45, you are in the group labeled the worst tax cheaters. that's according to to a new survey from ddb worldwide communications group. it found of the 15% of americans who admit to cheating on taxes, nearly 2 out of 3 were single, young, men. i'm 56. i don't cheat. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. back to you. >> no comment. thank you for that. all righty. to the palace. with 30 days until the royal wedding, are the brits losing their minds? british tabloid warning of uninvited alien guests dropping in for westminster abbey. one retired u.s. air force pilot

says that could happen. robert jobson has a straight story for us in london. what do you think? that picture must be doctored, no doubt. >> well, i'm sure the picture's doctored but maybe they'll be saving one of the 1900 seats for e. t. i mean, it's a crazy is a crazy. but i laughed out loudwhen i ad it. apparelyhiguisheea ieo guy. he's met prince philip before and they have discussed ufos and prince philip was quite interested in them, so who knows. e.t. at the wedding, who knows. >> it makes for a good headline but we need to talk about the main folks. will saying he may not be wearing a wedding ring after they get married. kind of bucking tradition here. >> it seems the rings have been a key talking point in this wedding. now he's sega pareinaprelyhat he n gngo ve wdi

ri. 'sapnefo. prceanewndprceedrd s uncles, who both wore signet rings with their coats of arms. charles did wear a wedding ring with diana but on his signet ring finger, his little finger here, and he does wear one with camilla in exactly the same position. maybe that's what it's about, william wants to wear a signet ring with his coat of arms. >> everything is under scrutiny. so many people would love to watch what they're doing. one of the issues has been the big discussion there in britain is hair lines. that specifically of prince william. >> well, this is a running joke for prince harry on a couple of occasions where prince harry has always been ribbing his older brother about losing his hair. lucky for harry he's got a full head of hair. it's something william is a little touchy bese to wear a baseball cap to cover up his baldness. he's given up on that. unfortunately, he seems to have the old windsor trend.

if you look at george v and edward the vii, they all lost their hair and his father has that famous sweepover look. >> he may have to start that now at the age of 28. robert jobson, thank you very much. we'll talk to you again very soon. >> good to speak to you. our play of the day comes courtesy of america's pastime. it's opening day and we have the first long ball courtesy of the atlanta braves, jason heyward. here's the shot and the call for you. >> the league in doubles. and a hot shot up the middle. here comes chipper around third, and the braves have scored with two outs in the top of the first inning. ♪ put me in coach, i'm ready to play ♪ . flights for 25,000 miles, but...

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here on msnbc, we'll be taking a look at the black agenda, asking questions about the issues affecting african-americans and how they impact the future of our nation. today we want to introduce a southwest chicago success story for you. tameka bethel grew up in a chicago housing project. she was raised by her grand mother, abandoned by her own mother, a crack addict. now she is on the cusp of her college graduation from yale university. with all the world before her, she's going back to her roots to teach kids living in the same public housing she came from. tameka bethel joins us right now. good day to you. >> thank you. >> so many different articles have been written about you. you are a true american success story. when we look at what you have done in the history, your short history, you've been quite resilient, what do you attribute that to? >> i definitely attribute that to my grandmother. she pushed me a lot to do better and be better and told me that i could always do anything, so i took that to heart.

>> take us back in your history, and that is with your mother. as we were just saying, she was addicted to crack. you were taken care of by your grandmother. tell us how old you were and what happened. >> so i was 3 years old when my mom became sick, so she took me, my brother and my sister at the time to my grandmother's house and kind of left us there. and so at 3, my life changed. i don't remember much about it, which i guess is a good thing. and we've been with my grandmother ever since. >> how did that affect you back then when you were in elementary school, middle school and then going to high school after that? >> i know i missed her a lot. i used to pray for my mother every day. we didn't see her, so it was kind of odd not having her around. it was odd for events when parents came to school and stuff like that. but my grandmother was there. >> and so when you made that transition from the housing projects to high school, it was quite a difference for you. >> yeah, very different, very different. it was an hour and a half away

from my house, so i caught the 6:11 bus every morning to get to school, which was crazy. it was just a completely different atmosphere. it was not what i expected a school on at all. >> you're now about to graduate from yale, just a few months to go for you. your mother is back in your life. your grandmother is also involved in your life. tell us about your mom first. >> so my mom, i talk to her every single day. she calls me every day when she's at school. she cries when i talk to her. my grandmother does the same thing, she's a cryer too. they'll bow really excited to come to graduation and meet my friends at school. >> so your mom is watching, right? >> yes. >> what would you like to say to her to tell her what you're thinking as you graduate. >> that i love her very much, which she knows. i'm excited to come home and be around my family for a while and teach and help children. >> and what would you say your story can be -- what from your story can be taken for the community as you look back at

the housing projects as well as your experience and some others that may have a similar experience as you? >> i just hope it shows people that anything is possible. anything you put your mind to you can do. and education is essential. that you really kind of have to push yourself and move forward and do the best you can in school and it will definitely pay off. >> and we will take that to heart. temeica bethel, who says one of her dreams is to become a talk show host -- >> yes. >> -- or a writer, so look out, ladies and gentlemen. she'll be coming out very, very soon when she graduates from yale. thank you very much for stopping by. what a great story. next week we'll air a special series, a stronger america looking at the black agenda with a special show sunday april 10th with a hoe hosted by ed schultz. thanks for watching on this thursday. dylan ratigan picks things up as he kicks off his final leg of his steel on wheels tour. what have you got? >> here goes nothing, richard. t. boone pickens, james woolsey,